Film art : an introduction /
David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson.
- 9th ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010.
- xx, 519 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.
Film art and filmmaking. Film as art : creativity, technology, and business -- Film form. The significance of film form ; Narrative as a formal system -- Film style. The shot : mise-en-scene ; The shot : cinematography ; The relation of shot to shot : editing ; Sound in the cinema ; Summary : style as a formal system -- Types of films. Film genres ; Documentary, experimental, and animated films -- Critical analysis of films. Film criticism : sample analyses -- Film history. Film art and film history.
An introduction to cinema as an art form, discussing how a film gets from the planning stages to the screen, film form, classification, techniques, and critical analysis; and surveying noteworthy periods and movements in film history.